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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach Surf Forecast
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Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 09 Aug 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach at 7AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Otago Peninsula - Smaills Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 09 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1082 | 1111 | 1171 | 2212 | 1098 | 991 | 1589 | 1045 | 927 | 919 | 876 | 840 | 737 | 653 | 620 | 532 | 494 | 439 | 431 | 447 | 506 | 476 | 468 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:31AM 1.91 | 3:53PM 2.01 | 4:11AM 1.99 | 4:35PM 2.07 | 4:54AM 2.05 | 5:19PM 2.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:17AM 0.16 | 10:41PM 0.16 | 11:04AM 0.12 | 11:26PM 0.17 | 11:51AM 0.10 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 09 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago
Recent cross-onshore wind has turned cross-shore at Dunedin - St Clair (moderate winds from the SW at Port Chalmers wx 13 km from Dunedin - St Clair). 2.5m 7s swell from the SSW with a 1.0m 15s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
Actual: 50 min ago
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